Local musicians to perform in 'Lamb of God'
Several local musicians from Mineral County have spent the past two months driving to Missoula on Saturdays to practice for the annual presentation of Lamb of God. An Oratorio that depicts the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A wonderful all volunteer production with free admission to see during Easter weekend in Missoula on March 29 and 30. (Photo courtesy/Denley Loge)
This March marks the sixth annual presentation of "Lamb of God." A sacred work created by composer Rob Gardner, it is accomplished by an all-volunteer, interfaith choir, soloists, orchestra and narrators, with seven musicians from Mineral County.
Previously "Lamb of God" had been hosted by St. Anthony’s Church, The St. Ignatius Mission Church and the First Presbyterian Church in Missoula. This year’s host will be The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Bancroft Street in Missoula, on March 29 and 30 at 7 p.m.
“This is an Easter Oratorio that depicts the final period of the life of Jesus Christ, his death, and the resurrection story using passages of scripture and text reflective of what the people around him were experiencing during those events," said local director, music teacher and superintendent Derek Larson. "The text setting is powerful and some of the scenes are extremely moving when the orchestra, choir, and soloists are really dialed in.”
Larson recalled how he and his wife Shelly got involved in this annual Easter musical celebration.
“Bev Czerwinski, a St. Regis Alumnus, I believe, was playing trombone in pep band with us at St. Regis a couple times and she had been recruited to play trombone in the orchestra that first year. When she came to play with us, she invited us to come and sing in the choir,” he remembered.
That first year he stated, “We showed up for our first rehearsal and I was pressed into service to cover the harp part on the piano, then to help the choir by playing the accompaniment during rehearsals and finally to play the choir parts on a keyboard with a speaker pointed backward at the choir to help them sing their parts during the performance.”
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